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Photographers capture supermoon and partial eclipse

BBC Weather Watchers/High Lions A clear picture of the white and cratered moon in a dark blue night sky.BBC Weather Watchers/High Lions
The partial lunar eclipse pictured over the North Yorkshire village of Bulmer

A spectacular harvest supermoon lit up the sky across Yorkshire, with the celestial body appearing in hues of yellow, copper and orange.

This month's moon, which appeared bigger due to its proximity to earth, also coincided with a rare partial lunar eclipse.

Partial lunar eclipses do not happen very often and to have a partial eclipse of a full moon, which happens to be a supermoon, is even more rare.

Across Yorkshire, BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their photos of the celestial event.

BBC Weather Watchers/Neil Pen A dark yellow moon in the black night sky. The shadow of a tree can be seen in the bottom half of the moonBBC Weather Watchers/Neil Pen
The supermoon over the town of Silsden, Bradford
BBC Weather Watchers/Claire Meadows A glowing supermoon above a rectangular mult-storey building. Four houses can be seen in a row in front of it and a factory chimney towers to the right.BBC Weather Watchers/Claire Meadows
A glowing supermoon above Barnsley

According to space agency Nasa, a supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is at its closest (perigee) to the Earth at the same time as the moon is full.

A full moon during perigee will appear 14% larger and 30% brighter than when it is furthest away from the Earth (apogee).

Tuesday's moon, a harvest moon due to it occurring nearest to the autumn equinox on 22 September, rose at around 19:15 BST.

BBC Weather Watchers/Stevie T A yellow moon glows above the dark shadow of a house in Wakefield.BBC Weather Watchers/Stevie T
The supermoon over Wakefield
BBC Weather Watchers/Trevca A white, cratered moon in a black night sky.BBC Weather Watchers/Trevca
The supermoon captured in Shipley, West Yorkshire

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a small shadow created by the Earth began to appear in the top right corner of the moon to mark the beginning of the eclipse.

The next partial lunar eclipse will happen in March.

The hunter moon in October and the beaver moon in November will also be supermoons this year.

BBC Weather Watchers/Edina An orange glowing moon above the Emley Moor transmitting station in Huddersfield. Several houses are dotted along the rolling, green hills. BBC Weather Watchers/Edina
An orange glowing moon above Emley Moor in Huddersfield
BBC Weather Watchers/Marvo A coppery big moon hovers above several pylons. Two buildings can be seen on the left and right of the picture, separated by trees and bushes.BBC Weather Watchers/Marvo
The supermoon over Goole in East Yorkshire
BBC Weather Watchers/Andy Denison A coppery supermoon above Armley in Leeds. The city's skyline can be seen in the distance behind green hills and trees.BBC Weather Watchers/Andy Denison
A coppery supermoon above Armley in Leeds

The hunter moon gets its name from the time of the year when people would traditionally be hunting animals for food ahead of the winter months.

The beaver moon, sometimes called frost moon, is named after the time of year beavers would often start building their dams.

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